title: Lung volume reduction surgery for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation after a complex cardiac operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stocker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zalunardo
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Russi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weder
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D015300:Ventilator Weaning